Voice of the Ventures, Summer 2015

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A LETTER FROM OUR PRINCIPAL In the ten, or so, months between the time that I began working at Bishop Foley Catholic and graduation, I have been thinking about how I wanted to address the senior class as they sat together for the very last time at graduation. It’s a time of celebration for them, along with myself, and the rest of Bishop Foley Catholic. We are celebrating another successful school year ending, as we get ready to send these young adults into the world. I could have spent my few moments on a recap of the year with all of the highs and lows, or I could actually try to impart some wisdom during this momentous occasion. It was when I came across a piece of advice that really resonated with me that I decided on the latter. The speaker of the piece urged everyone to “live their best story.” I immediately, thought about the choose-your-own adventure books that I used to read in elementary school. It occurred to me that these young people are really just about to begin the second chapter of their lives. They have their whole lives ahead of them, with lots of paths along the way. While I couldn’t tell them what their story would look like, I felt that I could give them some tools to success that I had learned while picking my story, tools that I will also share with you now. The first is to make your bed every day. By making your bed in the morning, you have actually started your day having successfully completing one task. It may seem simple and unlikely to make much of an impact. However, if you start to mark your accomplishments, no matter how big or small, you will see that you have accomplished much more in a day than you give yourself credit for. That sense of empowerment can start to find its way into other aspects of your life. I encouraged the seniors, and I encourage you, to find your passion. Find your passion and let that lead you to fulfillment. It is imperative that you understand you will not find your passion in possessions or money. The important things are those that fill your heart. All millionaires aren’t fulfilled and all fulfilled people aren’t millionaires. So if you have to choose, choose your passion. Believe in yourself. Don’t be afraid to fail. At some point in life, you will fail. Don’t let the fear of failure make you too afraid to try. Let the barriers you face be external, not internal. You will never know what you’re capable of unless you try. My final piece of advice is to give back and be generous. Commit to helping those less fortunate than you. As each day in your story moves forward do something to make you a better person and do something for someone else. Pledge to make a difference in the world. Now as the Bishop Foley Catholic Class of 2015 moves on beyond the doors of BFC, joining the ranks of several successful alumni that have gone on before them, I encourage you to join me in praying for them to live their best story. Perhaps one day they will return to share the tools that they have learned along the way. Elizabeth Hubbell Bishop Foley Catholic High School Principal 2
ON CAMPUS Congratulations Class of 2015! On Sunday, May 17, the school community said goodbye and good luck to the Bishop Foley Catholic High School Class of 2015 during their Graduation Mass and Commencement Ceremony. The Class of 2015 may have turned their tassels but they now join the esteemed rank of alumni of BFC! BFC is so proud to have so many great young men and women leave campus and go on to bigger and better things. As we send our leaders off into the world, we invite you to read a portion of the speeches from our Valedictorian Natalia Zielinski and Salutatorian Katie Bromm. “Our dreams and goals will only grow from here on out. Every one of you has the potential to do what makes you happy. Among us are some of the world’s best future doctors, scientists, actors, police officers, writers, and teachers. We may even have a future president on our hands. At first it may seem hard to take a step toward that dream that is impossible. We may find ourselves thinking that we cannot achieve something we perceive as difficult. But when you sit down to write the first page of your best-selling novel or hit your first homerun as a major league baseball player, it will become clear that those dreams that seemed improbable have become inevitable. Once you summon the will to turn your dreams into reality, anything is possible. As long as we continue to go about life with open minds and positive attitudes, all of our impossible dreams will turn into reality sooner than later.” Natalia Zielinski Bishop Foley Catholic Class of 2015 Valedictorian “My grandmother was called a ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ but we don’t know what we will be called to do. We will leave our mark on the world and have titles that we can tell our grandchildren about. We’ve made stories here that we will share with those we love, just as my grandmother shared her stories with me. Saying goodbye is hard, but we will always have our memories from high school. We will never look at plaid skirts and SchoolBell khakis the same. We might not keep all the friendships we made here in the past 4 years, but no one can take the memories we have had away from us. During our years at Foley, our school has accomplished 2 state championships, put on 12 musical and play productions such as The Boyfriend and The Crucible, kept our rivalry with Shrine stronger than ever, had state and national qualifiers for debate, achieved countless art awards, won Catholic League and district titles, and won the spirit point competition as a class through events such as VentureLympics and Spirit Week. As amazing as these accomplishments are, there are so many others that each of us has accomplished. Somehow we have been able to do all of this while surviving quizzes, tests, and projects, and I think that is something to be proud of.” Katherine Bromm Bishop Foley Catholic Class of 2015 Salutatorian Oh the Places They’ll Go! To date, members of the Bishop Foley Catholic Class of 2015 have been accepted to the following colleges and universities. Good luck on your next adVENTURE, Class of 2015! Albion College Aquinas College Arizona State Belmont University Bowling Green State Central Michigan University College for Creative Studies Drexel University Eastern Michigan University Ferris State Florida State Univeristy George Mason University Georgia State University Grand Valley State University Hope College Illinois State University James Madison University John Carroll University Ohio Northern Kalamazoo College Kansas University Lincoln Memorial University Loyola University Chicago Macomb Community College Marquette Michigan State University Michigan Tech 3 Miles College New England College Oakland Community College Oakland University Oregon State University Pace University Purdue University Rochester College Saginaw State University Siena Heights University University of Detroit-Mercy University of Kentucky University of Michigan University of Michigan - Dearborn University of Minnesota University of Pittsburgh University of San Francisco University of Toledo Valparaiso University Virginia Tech Wayne State University Western Michigan University Wittenburg University Xavier University
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